Re: IR Flash

[Ben Kreunen <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:42 PM 12/19/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>What is a good IR filter for a flash. I have tried polyester and gel filters
>in front of my flash, but neither last very long. I have built a box (similar
>to a soft box on the front of my flash) which keeps the filter 3" from the
>unit, but the filters tend to still get too hot and curl. Has anyone made
>anything that last longer than a few rolls of film?
>I'm not asking type as in 87-89b, I'm asking about the material the filter is
>made of, ie glass (too expensive) gel or poly.

Unless you want the flash to be unseen by other people then you don't need 
a filter at all. The filter on your lens (or in your camera) will do all of 
the necessary filtering of light before it hits the film.

Cheers

Ben

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